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Luke 1:5-23

5TherewasinthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935ofJudaea,acertainτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409,bynameG3686Zacharias,ofthecourseofAbia,andhiswifeγυνὴgunēG1135ofthedaughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364ofAaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,andhernameG3686ElizabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.

6AndtheywereG1510bothjustG1342beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198inallthecommandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785andordinancesoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962blamelessἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273.

7Andtheyhadnochildτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasG1510barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andtheywereG1510bothadvancedinyears.

8AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,ashefulfilledhispriestlyservicebeforeGodθεοῦ,theouG2316intheorderτάξειtaxeiG5010ofhiscourse,

9itfelltohimbylot,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothecustomἔθοςethosG1485ofthepriesthood,toenterεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intothetempleναὸνnaonG3485oftheLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962toburnincense.

10AndallthemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336withoutatthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofincenseθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368.

11AndanangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedtohim,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476ontherightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188ofthealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379ofincenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.

12AndZachariaswastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,seeingG3708[him],andfearφόβοςphobosG5401felluponhim.

13Buttheangelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004tohim,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399not,Zacharias,becausethysupplicationG1162hasbeenheard,andthywifeγυνήgunēG1135ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665shallbearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080theeasonυἱόνhuionG5207,andthou shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.

14AndheshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510totheejoyχαράcharaG5479andrejoicingχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463,andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shallrejoiceG5463athisbirth.

15ForheshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173before[the]Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,andheshalldrinkπίῃ,piēG4095nowineοἶνονoinonG3631norstrongdrinkG4095;andheshallbeG1510filledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130with[the]HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,evenG2532fromhismother'swombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.

16AndmanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shallheturnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994to[the]LordκύριονkurionG2962theirGodθεὸνtheonG2316.

17AndheshallgoπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforehimin[the]spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofElias,toturnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588offathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962tochildrenG5043,anddisobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545onesto[the] thoughtsofjustG1342[menG1342],tomakeἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090readyG2090for[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962apreparedG2090peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.

18AndZachariassaidG3004totheangelἄγγελον·angelonG32,HowshallIknowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097this,forIamG1510anoldmanG3778,andmywifeγυνήgunēG1135advancedinyears?

19AndtheangelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611,saidG3004tohim,IamG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043,whostandπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andIhavebeenG1510sentG649tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980tothee,andtobringεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097theseglad tidingstothee;

20andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thou shaltbeἔσῃesēG1510silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623andnotableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980, tillthedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inwhichthesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778shalltakeplaceG1096,becausethou hastnotbelievedἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100mywordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,thewhichshallbeG1510fulfilledintheirtimeG2540.

21AndthepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992wereG1510awaitingZacharias,andtheywonderedἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296athisdelayingG5549inthetempleναῷnaōG3485.

22ButwhenhecameἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831outhecouldnotspeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980tothem,andtheyrecognisedthathehadseenG3708avisionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701inthetempleναῷ.naōG3485.AndhewasG1510makingsignstothem,andcontinued dumb.

23AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,whenὡςhōsG5613thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofhisserviceλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009werecompleted,hedepartedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565tohishouseG3624.

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